东京奥运一周年倒计时
Tokyo Games face skeptics The postponed Tokyo Olympics have reached the one-year-to-go mark on Thursday. But in Japan, just one in four people want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or a cancellation, a new poll shows. Only 23.9% of respondents in the three-day nationwide poll published Sunday said they wanted to see the 2020 Games held next year. The survey carried out by Kyodo news agency found 36.4% of respondents back a further delay of the Games, while 33.7% think the event should be canceled altogether. Most of those backing a delay or cancellation said they simply didn't believe the pandemic could be contained in time for the Games, now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021. |